The New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition Bible in One
Year - Day 47
Exodus 26: The Tabernacle
1 Moreover you shall make the tabernacle with ten curtains of
fine twisted linen, and blue, purple, and crimson yarns; you shall make them
with cherubim skillfully worked into them. 2 The length of each curtain shall
be twenty-eight cubits, and the width of each curtain four cubits; all the
curtains shall be of the same size. 3 Five curtains shall be joined to one
another; and the other five curtains shall be joined to one another. 4 You
shall make loops of blue on the edge of the outermost curtain in the first set;
and likewise you shall make loops on the edge of the outermost curtain in the
second set. 5 You shall make fifty loops on the one curtain, and you shall make
fifty loops on the edge of the curtain that is in the second set; the loops
shall be opposite one another. 6 You shall make fifty clasps of gold, and join
the curtains to one another with the clasps, so that the tabernacle may be one
whole.
7 You shall also make curtains of goats’ hair for a tent over
the tabernacle; you shall make eleven curtains. 8 The length of each curtain
shall be thirty cubits, and the width of each curtain four cubits; the eleven
curtains shall be of the same size. 9 You shall join five curtains by
themselves, and six curtains by themselves, and the sixth curtain you shall
double over at the front of the tent. 10 You shall make fifty loops on the edge
of the curtain that is outermost in one set, and fifty loops on the edge of the
curtain that is outermost in the second set.
11 You shall make fifty clasps of bronze, and put the clasps
into the loops, and join the tent together, so that it may be one whole. 12 The
part that remains of the curtains of the tent, the half curtain that remains,
shall hang over the back of the tabernacle. 13 The cubit on the one side, and the
cubit on the other side, of what remains in the length of the curtains of the
tent, shall hang over the sides of the tabernacle, on this side and that side,
to cover it. 14 You shall make for the tent a covering of tanned rams’ skins
and an outer covering of fine leather.[a]
The Framework
15 You shall make upright frames of acacia wood for the
tabernacle. 16 Ten cubits shall be the length of a frame, and a cubit and a
half the width of each frame. 17 There shall be two pegs in each frame to fit
the frames together; you shall make these for all the frames of the tabernacle.
18 You shall make the frames for the tabernacle: twenty frames for the south
side; 19 and you shall make forty bases of silver under the twenty frames, two
bases under the first frame for its two pegs, and two bases under the next
frame for its two pegs; 20 and for the second side of the tabernacle, on the
north side twenty frames, 21 and their forty bases of silver, two bases under
the first frame, and two bases under the next frame; 22 and for the rear of the
tabernacle westward you shall make six frames. 23 You shall make two frames for
corners of the tabernacle in the rear; 24 they shall be separate beneath, but
joined at the top, at the first ring; it shall be the same with both of them;
they shall form the two corners. 25 And so there shall be eight frames, with
their bases of silver, sixteen bases; two bases under the first frame, and two
bases under the next frame.
26 You shall make bars of acacia wood, five for the frames of
the one side of the tabernacle, 27 and five bars for the frames of the other
side of the tabernacle, and five bars for the frames of the side of the
tabernacle at the rear westward. 28 The middle bar, halfway up the frames,
shall pass through from end to end. 29 You shall overlay the frames with gold,
and shall make their rings of gold to hold the bars; and you shall overlay the
bars with gold. 30 Then you shall erect the tabernacle according to the plan
for it that you were shown on the mountain.
The Curtain
31 You shall make a curtain of blue, purple, and crimson yarns,
and of fine twisted linen; it shall be made with cherubim skillfully worked
into it. 32 You shall hang it on four pillars of acacia overlaid with gold,
which have hooks of gold and rest on four bases of silver. 33 You shall hang
the curtain under the clasps, and bring the ark of the covenant[b] in there,
within the curtain; and the curtain shall separate for you the holy place from
the most holy. 34 You shall put the mercy seat[c] on the ark of the covenant[d]
in the most holy place. 35 You shall set the table outside the curtain, and the
lampstand on the south side of the tabernacle opposite the table; and you shall
put the table on the north side.
36 You shall make a screen for the entrance of the tent, of
blue, purple, and crimson yarns, and of fine twisted linen, embroidered with
needlework. 37 You shall make for the screen five pillars of acacia, and
overlay them with gold; their hooks shall be of gold, and you shall cast five
bases of bronze for them.
The Altar of Burnt Offering
27: You shall make the altar of acacia wood, five cubits long
and five cubits wide; the altar shall be square, and it shall be three cubits
high. 2 You shall make horns for it on its four corners; its horns shall be of
one piece with it, and you shall overlay it with bronze. 3 You shall make pots
for it to receive its ashes, and shovels and basins and forks and firepans; you
shall make all its utensils of bronze. 4 You shall also make for it a grating,
a network of bronze; and on the net you shall make four bronze rings at its
four corners. 5 You shall set it under the ledge of the altar so that the net
shall extend halfway down the altar. 6 You shall make poles for the altar,
poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with bronze; 7 the poles shall be put
through the rings, so that the poles shall be on the two sides of the altar
when it is carried. 8 You shall make it hollow, with boards. They shall be made
just as you were shown on the mountain.
The Court and Its Hangings
9 You shall make the court of the tabernacle. On the south side
the court shall have hangings of fine twisted linen one hundred cubits long for
that side; 10 its twenty pillars and their twenty bases shall be of bronze, but
the hooks of the pillars and their bands shall be of silver. 11 Likewise for
its length on the north side there shall be hangings one hundred cubits long,
their pillars twenty and their bases twenty, of bronze, but the hooks of the
pillars and their bands shall be of silver. 12 For the width of the court on
the west side there shall be fifty cubits of hangings, with ten pillars and ten
bases. 13 The width of the court on the front to the east shall be fifty
cubits. 14 There shall be fifteen cubits of hangings on the one side, with three
pillars and three bases. 15 There shall be fifteen cubits of hangings on the
other side, with three pillars and three bases. 16 For the gate of the court
there shall be a screen twenty cubits long, of blue, purple, and crimson yarns,
and of fine twisted linen, embroidered with needlework; it shall have four
pillars and with them four bases. 17 All the pillars around the court shall be
banded with silver; their hooks shall be of silver, and their bases of bronze.
18 The length of the court shall be one hundred cubits, the width fifty, and
the height five cubits, with hangings of fine twisted linen and bases of
bronze. 19 All the utensils of the tabernacle for every use, and all its pegs
and all the pegs of the court, shall be of bronze.
The Oil for the Lamp
20 You shall further command the Israelites to bring you pure
oil of beaten olives for the light, so that a lamp may be set up to burn
regularly. 21 In the tent of meeting, outside the curtain that is before the
covenant,[e] Aaron and his sons shall tend it from evening to morning before
the Lord. It shall be a perpetual ordinance to be observed throughout their
generations by the Israelites.
Footnotes:
a. Exodus 26:14 Meaning of Heb uncertain
b. Exodus 26:33 Or treaty, or testimony; Heb eduth
c. Exodus 26:34 Or the cover
d. Exodus 26:34 Or treaty, or testimony; Heb eduth
e. Exodus 27:21 Or treaty, or testimony; Heb eduth
Psalm 47: God’s Rule over the Nations
To the leader. Of the Korahites. A Psalm.
1 Clap your hands, all you peoples;
shout to God with loud
songs of joy.
2 For the Lord, the Most High, is awesome,
a great king over all
the earth.
3 He subdued peoples under us,
and nations under our
feet.
4 He chose our heritage for us,
the pride of Jacob
whom he loves.Selah
5 God has gone up with a shout,
the Lord with the
sound of a trumpet.
6 Sing praises to God, sing praises;
sing praises to our
King, sing praises.
7 For God is the king of all the earth;
sing praises with a
psalm.[a]
8 God is king over the nations;
God sits on his holy
throne.
9 The princes of the peoples gather
as the people of the
God of Abraham.
For the shields of the earth belong to God;
he is highly exalted.
48: The Glory and Strength of Zion
A Song. A Psalm of the Korahites.
1 Great is the Lord and greatly to be praised
in the city of our
God.
His holy mountain, 2 beautiful in elevation,
is the joy of all the
earth,
Mount Zion, in the far north,
the city of the great
King.
3 Within its citadels God
has shown himself a
sure defense.
4 Then the kings assembled,
they came on together.
5 As soon as they saw it, they were astounded;
they were in panic,
they took to flight;
6 trembling took hold of them there,
pains as of a woman in
labor,
7 as when an east wind shatters
the ships of Tarshish.
8 As we have heard, so have we seen
in the city of the
Lord of hosts,
in the city of our God,
which God establishes
forever.Selah
9 We ponder your steadfast love, O God,
in the midst of your
temple.
10 Your name, O God, like your praise,
reaches to the ends of
the earth.
Your right hand is filled with victory.
11 Let Mount Zion be
glad,
let the towns[b] of Judah rejoice
because of your
judgments.
12 Walk about Zion, go all around it,
count its towers,
13 consider well its ramparts;
go through its
citadels,
that you may tell the next generation
14 that this is God,
our God forever and ever.
He will be our guide
forever.
Footnotes:
a. Psalm 47:7 Heb Maskil
b. Psalm 48:11 Heb daughters
Matthew 25: The Parable of the Talents
14 “For it is as if a man, going on a journey, summoned his
slaves and entrusted his property to them; 15 to one he gave five talents,[a]
to another two, to another one, to each according to his ability. Then he went
away. 16 The one who had received the five talents went off at once and traded
with them, and made five more talents. 17 In the same way, the one who had the
two talents made two more talents. 18 But the one who had received the one
talent went off and dug a hole in the ground and hid his master’s money. 19
After a long time the master of those slaves came and settled accounts with
them. 20 Then the one who had received the five talents came forward, bringing
five more talents, saying, ‘Master, you handed over to me five talents; see, I
have made five more talents.’ 21 His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and
trustworthy slave; you have been trustworthy in a few things, I will put you in
charge of many things; enter into the joy of your master.’ 22 And the one with
the two talents also came forward, saying, ‘Master, you handed over to me two
talents; see, I have made two more talents.’ 23 His master said to him, ‘Well
done, good and trustworthy slave; you have been trustworthy in a few things, I
will put you in charge of many things; enter into the joy of your master.’ 24
Then the one who had received the one talent also came forward, saying,
‘Master, I knew that you were a harsh man, reaping where you did not sow, and
gathering where you did not scatter seed; 25 so I was afraid, and I went and
hid your talent in the ground. Here you have what is yours.’ 26 But his master
replied, ‘You wicked and lazy slave! You knew, did you, that I reap where I did
not sow, and gather where I did not scatter? 27 Then you ought to have invested
my money with the bankers, and on my return I would have received what was my
own with interest. 28 So take the talent from him, and give it to the one with
the ten talents. 29 For to all those who have, more will be given, and they
will have an abundance; but from those who have nothing, even what they have
will be taken away. 30 As for this worthless slave, throw him into the outer
darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
Footnotes:
a. Matthew 25:15 A talent was worth more than fifteen years’
wages of a laborer
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